Tonsilitis and covid, common?

[SoreThroatAndTonsils]

DD is 6, tested positive Sunday.

Noticed today she’s swallowing loudly and her breathings very noisy – she’s not struggling and her sats on our oximeter are around 95-97 so lower than normal (she usually reads between 97 and 99) but not a huge worry given she’s asthmatic and got covid, plus she’s still saying her throat hurts. Most other symptoms have gone apart from some tiredness.

Checked her throat and it’s red and swollen. I’m thinking its probably the start of tonsillitis, I’m sure I read it’s a common complication in children after covid. DD says it feels like food and drink is bouncing around the top of her neck (she pointed roughly to where the tonsils would be on her neck).

Not tested her on an LFT again yet (only got enough to do my daily tests and her day 5/6/7/8/9 tests as I don’t trust flowflex so using Orient Gene and I only pick up a box when I have 7 tests left).

So firstly am I right that tonsillitis is common in children after having covid?

And when do I contact the GP about it? Day 5/6 when I’ve tested her or earlier?

Not sure if its common but happened to my friends son. He got ulcers in his mouth and sores on his lips at the same time too.

@StellaGibs

Not sure if its common but happened to my friends son. He got ulcers in his mouth and sores on his lips at the same time too.

@StellaGibs Thank you I've heard of a few it's happened to, hope your friends son is ok now

Ooh. There was a thread about this at the weekend and quite a few people said they got both at the same time. I'll see if I can find the thread.

@RainbowZebraWarrior

Ooh. There was a thread about this at the weekend and quite a few people said they got both at the same time. I'll see if I can find the thread.

@RainbowZebraWarrior I'd be interested to read it if you can find it

I had tonsillitis about a week after delta.

I've found it.

I shall tag you in the other thread @SoreThroatAndTonsils

My son suffered with tonsillitis, usually symptoms were headache and white spots at the back of throat, antibiotics would be given, but if his throat was just inflamed and red the GP would say it’s just a virus and just give paracetamol.